teaching

Joanie Garratt retired last year after teaching at the Beverly Hills Unified School District for almost 30 years.

Television exploits our memory gaps, willful or unintended, by churning out period action dramas centered on history’s giant conflicts, most related to World War II. Unlike that endlessly commodified conflict, these chapters in Ireland’s history don’t turn up in most history teaching.

Recognising the difficulties faced by pupils and staff, the council said its education department had been working with the teaching staff, support staff and school governors to "restore and stabilise the situation for the benefit of all the school's pupils".

As well as problems with the range of available subjects, there have also been issues with the quality of teaching.

The two-year course combines study with career experience and is equivalent to three A-levels, but there have been issues with the introduction of new subjects, and concerns about the quality of teaching delivered.